2021 Mazda MAZDA3 JM1BPAML-M — group 4
131 vehicles sit in group 4 of this build. Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
What JM1BPAML-M means
- JM1
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Mazda registered — assembled in Japan
- BPAML
- together encode the Mazda3 line — Hatchback, 2.5L 4cyl — as Mazda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- M
- in position 10 — model year 2021
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Groups
Too many vehicles to list on one page, so they are split by the next character of a fixed code derived from the VIN. Each group keeps its cars for good.